Tom Heinsohn Basketball player

Thomas William "Tommy" Heinsohn (born August 26, 1934) is a retired American professional basketball player. He has been associated with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six decades as a player, coach and broadcaster. He played for the Celtics from 1956 to 1965, and also coached the team from 1969 to 1978. He has been granted Hall of Fame Status for his success as a player. He helped form the NBA players union. He is the only person to have the distinction of being involved in an official team capacity in each of the Celtics' 17 championships, as well as each of their 21 NBA Finals appearances. He is currently the color commentator on the Celtics' television broadcasts on CSN New England.

Personal facts

Tom Heinsohn
Alias (AKA)Heinsohn Thomas William
Birth dateAugust 26, 1934
Birth place
Jersey City New Jersey
Height (meters)2.0066
Weight (Kilograms)98.8848

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Basketball player

Career start1956
career end1965
college
Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
draft team
Boston Celtics
draft year1956
position
Center (basketball)
Basketball positions

Tom Heinsohn on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.csnne.com/pages/v3_thetommyaward